The Shadows were a pioneering English instrumental rock band who scored more than twenty UK Top 10 hits—five of them No. 1s—and served as a catalyst for the emergence of the self-contained British rock group, establishing the twin-guitar format that influenced The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and countless 1960s beat and rock acts. Formed in […]
I’m Nearly Famous is the eighteenth studio album by Cliff Richard, released on May 7, 1976, on EMI Records. It features his comeback single “Devil Woman,” a strident rocker that became his first US Top 10 hit. This was his first of three secular studio albums produced by Bruce Welch, the rhythm guitarist and co-founder […]
Every Face Tells a Story is the nineteenth studio album by Cliff Richard, released on March 18, 1977, on EMI. This was his second consecutive album produced by Shadows rhythm guitarist Bruce Welch, the mastermind behind Richard’s recent comeback. The album continued the artistic direction of its predecessor, blending diverse British pop-rock arrangements with American roots […]
Rock ‘N’ Roll Juvenile is the 22nd studio album by Cliff Richard, released on September 7, 1979, on EMI. Marked by a hard-edged modern rock sound, the album spawned three singles: “Hot Shot,” “Carrie,” and “We Don’t Talk Anymore,” Richard’s biggest global hit. The album was largely a project between Richard and Terry Britten, an […]
Green Light is the 21st studio album by Cliff Richard, released on September 29, 1978, on EMI. This was his third of three secular albums produced by Bruce Welch, the rhythm guitarist and co-founder of Richard’s erstwhile backing band, The Shadows. Songwriters Terry Britten — who wrote two songs on I’m Nearly Famous, three on Every […]
Down to Earth is a 1977 album by the Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, released in the U.K. on CBS. The album — issued stateside the following year with an altered tracklist — is the brother’s eighth overall and their sixth and final release as a merged entity with rustic rockers Quiver. Tracklist: A1. “Ice in […]
